00HOUSE BILL NO. 214 am                                                                                                   
01 "An Act relating to the maintenance by health care providers of medical records                                         
02 in an electronic format."                                                                                               
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 18.20.085 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                            
05  (e)  This section is subject to AS 18.95.010.                                                                         
06    * Sec. 2.  AS 18 is amended by adding a new chapter to read:                                                         
07 CHAPTER 95.  MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.                                                                                  
08  Sec. 18.95.010.  USE OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS.  A health                                                         
09 care provider may maintain and preserve its medical records in an electronic format                                     
10 that protects the physical security of the records and protects the records from access                                 
11 by unauthorized persons.  A health care provider who maintains and preserves the                                        
12 records in an electronic format that provides these protections is not required to                                      
13 maintain a separate paper copy.  The Department of Health and Social Services may                                       
14 adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) to regulate the                                         

01 implementation of this section.